---
title: 'Floundering (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter McCarthy'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/floundering-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109816/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Floundering (1994)

1994 · 96 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Floundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy in his directorial debut and stars James LeGros, with appearances by John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Lisa Zane. The film is told as a narrative delivered by the main character John under the pessimism of the early 1990s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mccarthy)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mccarthy)

## Cast

- [Steve Buscemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-buscemi)
- [Olivia Barash](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-barash)
- [Billy Bob Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bob-thornton)
- [John Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cusack)
- [Nina Siemaszko](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-siemaszko)
- [James LeGros](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-legros)
- [Viggo Mortensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/viggo-mortensen)
- [Jeremy Piven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-piven)
- [Lisa Zane](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-zane)
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke)

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